NWA

Rap music group that originated Gangsta rap with the groundbreaking [Straight Outta Compton]? album.

Members of the band included:

Dr. Dre (Andre Young)

[Easy E]? (Eric Wright)

[Ice Cube]? (O'Shea Jackson)

[MC Ren]? (Lorenzo Patterson)

After the band split Dre had a highly successful career as both a rapper and record producer, for the likes of [Snoop Doggy Dogg]? and Eminem?. Ice Cube was successful as both a rapper and film actor. Easy E died in 1995 from an AIDS related illness.